SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-K


                           Current Report Pursuant to
                             Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2001



                           WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        DELAWARE                       0-27266                 36-3154957
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)


750 North Commons Drive, Aurora, Illinois                         60504
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



                                 (630) 898-2500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On March 1,  2001,  Westell  Technologies,  Inc.  announced  that  Marc
Zionts,  the Chief Executive  Officer of Westell was leaving Westell.  A copy of
the related press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

         Exhibit  99.1  Press  Release  dated  March 1, 2001  issued by  Westell
Technologies, Inc.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                            WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                            By:  /s/ Nicholas Hindman
                                                --------------------------------




Dated:  March 6, 2001